It only comes once every four years, and today is the day.
Leap Day! And what a day it was.
Today the temperature was almost 60 degrees -- not unheard of for the last day of February, but still somewhat unusual for a month that tends to be the snowiest month of winter. In addition to the warmth, it was also sunny and very, VERY windy. (Three hundred miles away in southern Illinois there was an F4 tornado that all but obliterated a small town.) By the time the sun set, the temperature had plummeted, the wind was still howling and gusting, and it was snowing.
Crazy Leap Day weather.
Tonight was Senior Night at Purdue. Robbie Hummel scored 26 points. Lewis Jackson had 12 points and Ryne Smith had 9 (three 3s!). Together these seniors accounted for more than half of Purdue's 80 points in the win over Penn State.
Boiler Up!
At the beginning of the year I complained about this extra day. I'm sure the people who live in Harrisburg, IL and Branson, MO and other towns and cities that were affected by tornados and other adverse weather would have been happy to have skipped this day altogether. But for me, thankfully, it was a good day. I might even look forward to Leap Day 2016.
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